Venezuela’s Maduro eyes economic boost in China visit

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was expected to arrive in Beijing yesterday to strike deals with his crisis-hit country’s biggest creditor, reports AFP from Beijing.

Before departing Caracas, Maduro said the trip was “very necessary, very opportune and full of great expectations.”

“We are leaving under better conditions, having activated a program of economic recovery, growth and prosperity. We are going to improve, broaden and deepen relations with this great world power,” he said in a televised address on Wednesday.

Maduro will be in China for a state visit from Thursday to Sunday, according to the official Xinhua news agency.

China’s foreign ministry said President Xi Jinping will treat Maduro to a welcoming ceremony and a banquet.

“China is confident that this visit will further enhance political mutual trust, deepen mutually beneficial and friendly cooperation between the two countries in various fields,” ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a regular press conference.

Venezuelas Maduro eyes economic boost in China visit

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was expected to arrive in Beijing yesterday to strike deals with his crisis-hit countrys biggest creditor, reports AFP from Beijing. Before departing Caracas, Maduro said the trip was very necessary, very opportune and full of great expectations. We are leaving under better conditions, having activated a program of economic recovery, growth and prosperity. We are going to improve, broaden and deepen relations with this great world power, he said in a televised address on Wednesday. Maduro will be in China for a state visit from Thursday to Sunday, according to the official Xinhua news agency. Chinas foreign ministry said President Xi Jinping will treat Maduro to a welcoming ceremony and a banquet. China is confident that this visit will further enhance political mutual trust, deepen mutually beneficial and friendly cooperation between the two countries in various fields, ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a regular press conference.